NA passes two laws, one resolution

With 90.84 percent of approval, the Law on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam will take effect from July 1, 2018.It highlights specific criteria for members of the country’s representative offices such as political firmness, profession competence, and language proficiency, as well as preferential policies for members of Vietnamese representative missions such as spouses and their children.Adopted with 89.21 percent of yes votes, the resolution on changing the roadmap to implement Resolution 88/2014/QH 13 on reforming the curriculum and textbook for general education set a deadline for the application of new curriculum and textbook at primary school (from the 2020-2021 academic year), secondary school (from the 2021-2022 academic year), and high school (from the 2022-2023 academic year).The Government will direct the work, arrange financial resources and prepare all necessary conditions from the teaching and managerial staff to infrastructure.With 89 percent of approval, the revised Law on Fisheries comprises nine chapters, 105 articles regulating aquatic activities, rights and obligations of relevant organisations and individuals, and State management in the field.It applies for Vietnamese organisations and individuals and foreign ones operating in seafood or relevant activities in Vietnam’s islands, archipelagos, water areas, and off the coast.The revised Law will come into effect from January 1, 2019.

Earlier in the morning, NA deputies discussed the draft law on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Publishing Law. Almost all the deputies agreed on the need to revise and supplement the law to make it more in line with real circumstances and Vietnam ’s WTO commitments. In the afternoon, the deputies heard a report on the implementation of the policies to encourage public participation in health care. Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu delivered a report, which said Vietnam has made marked progress in encouraging public participation in health care, which has helped increase the number and quality…... [read more]

>> T obacco and ethanol petrol spared from new environment taxes >> NA deputies discuss draft law on securities The laws on insurance business and securities are among new laws approved by the National Assembly on November 24. Deputies discuss on the sidelines of the NA session National Assembly deputies passed amendments and supplements to the amended law on insurance business and the amended securities law, which will take effect on July 1, 2011, the amended law on electing NA and People’s Council members, which will be effective as of January 1, 2011, and the amended administrative litigation law and…... [read more]

VGP - With the majority of votes, the National Assembly (NA) on November 24 passed one resolution and four bills. The documents include the resolution on agricultural land-use tax exemption; the amended Law on Insurance Business; the amended Law on the Election of NA and People's Council deputies; the amended Securities Law; and the Law on Administrative Procedures. * Land-use tax exemption for the 2011-2020 period The Resolution on Land-use tax exemption clearly defines beneficiaries, land limits and tax cut for agricultural land allocation. The Resolution targets to encourage agricultural development, regulate land allocation for agricultural purposes, exercise thrift practice,…... [read more]

Lawmakers also agreed to adjust the previous plan for 2017.Under the amendments to the law and ordinance making program for 2017, the fourth session of the NA will discuss four bills on environmental protection, corruption prevention and fighting (revision); special administrative-economic units;and amendments and supplements to the Law on judicial records. Over 21 new laws in 2018Regarding the law and ordinance making program for 2018, the NA planned to pass 21 new laws in 2018.At the fifth session, lawmakers will vote for 11 draft laws on public administration, special administrative-economic units; competition (revision); amendments and supplements to the Law on environmental protection,…... [read more]

Photo: VNA Deputies at the eighth session of the 13th National Assembly passed the Law on Citizen Identification and the Law on Civil Status on November 20. The Law on Citizen Identification, which was passed with 76.66 percent of votes, is expected to lay the legal foundation for the allocation of a personal identity number to each citizen and ensure the process is implemented meticulously and in a way that helps manage society. Meanwhile, the Law on Civil Status, passed with 76.65 percent of votes, is designed to guarantee the legal frameworks on civil status, family records and citizen identity…... [read more]